Feds might use Microsoft product for online ID

The federal government might use Microsoft's Passport technology to verify the online identity of America's citizens, federal employees and businesses...

On Sept. 30, the government plans to begin testing Web sites where businesses can pay taxes and citizens can learn about benefits and social services. It's also exploring how to verify the identity of users so the sites can share private information.

Microsoft says it has 200 million people registered to use Passport, most of whom signed up because Microsoft told them it was needed to use other Microsoft services, such as its free Hotmail e-mail service or Windows XP operating system.

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Oh yeah. This makes a whole lot of sense. Microsoft, after all, has one of the best records in the industry of producing super-extra-secure software.
Is Mr Gates positioning himself to collect $'s for internet transactions? Also M$ lies alot. You DO NOT need Passport or any of their other worthless marketing mumbo-jumbo to use Hotmail.